. The birds of the Japanese Empire. Birds. 330 LIMICOL/E. examples procured by the Siebold Expedition were probably obtained near Nagasaki (Temminck and Schlegei, Fauna Japonica, Aves^ p. 114).. Limosa melanura. The Black-tailed Godwit breeds in subarctic Europe and Siberia, visiting on its migrations the British coasts as well as those of Japan. Eastern examples are slightly smaller than Western ones. 333. MACRORHAMPHUS GRISEUS. (AMERICAN SNIPE-BILLED SANDPIPER.) Scolopax ffrisea, Gmelin, Syst. Nat. i. p. 658 (1788). The Alaskan or Western race of the American Snipe-billed Sand- piper was des
. The birds of the Japanese Empire. Birds. 330 LIMICOL/E. examples procured by the Siebold Expedition were probably obtained near Nagasaki (Temminck and Schlegei, Fauna Japonica, Aves^ p. 114).. Limosa melanura. The Black-tailed Godwit breeds in subarctic Europe and Siberia, visiting on its migrations the British coasts as well as those of Japan. Eastern examples are slightly smaller than Western ones. 333. MACRORHAMPHUS GRISEUS. (AMERICAN SNIPE-BILLED SANDPIPER.) Scolopax ffrisea, Gmelin, Syst. Nat. i. p. 658 (1788). The Alaskan or Western race of the American Snipe-billed Sand- piper was described in 1833 as distinct from the Canadian or Eastern race under the name of Limosa scolopaceus (Say, Long's Exped. ii. p. 170). The Canadian and Alaskan Snipe-billed Sandpipers resemble small Bar-tailed Godwits, with the bills of Snipes. The Alaskan form is on an average a slightly larger bird than the typical Canadian form, and may be regarded as subspecifically dis- tinct under the name of Macrorhamphus griseus scolopaceus. Figures: Lawrence, Ann. Lye. New York, v. pi. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Seebohm, Henry, 1832-1895. London, R. H. Porter
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